Blog

Category Archives: Blog

"Let coffee be thy medicine and medicine be thy coffee!" This is my adaptation of the famous quote from the Greek Physician Hippocrates. Of course he was mentioning diet as the pillar of health and indeed today, 2,500 years later, we are still having to be frequently reminded that our daily diet is more important … Continue reading Let Coffee Be Thy Medicine→

In traditional tropical climates, especially along the coastal regions of Asia, coconuts form the basis of most culinary traditions. Most common of the traditional coconut products is homemade coconut milk made from grating the fresh coconut and extracting the milk naturally by hand or with the help of cloth. This can be made in minutes … Continue reading The Coconut Kitchen – how to cook with coconut superfoods→

Common to all tropical Asian vegetable markets is the presence of fresh Turmeric roots. The underground stems or rhizomes reveal the distinctive bright yellow / orange color for which most Asian food depends as the basis for curry. Turmeric itself provides the distinctive curry taste and color, while Chili and other spices provide the relative … Continue reading Turmeric – Curry herb or cancer cure?→

Tongkat Ali FAQs are here answered by Australian Medical Herbalist Benjamin Drewe, the world pioneer in researching and developing Tongkat Ali into modern herbal products since 1995. Ben recommends that when buying Tongkat Ali avoid those products only sold online as these are not subject to any regulatory quality control. Always check for proof that … Continue reading Tongkat Ali FAQs→

I’ve been adding virgin coconut oil to my freshly brewed black coffee for many years now. This year I decided to take it to the next level and switched to adding Body Hack MCT Oil to my morning brew instead. Shocking for me is how easy this has become my preferred routine. Now it totally … Continue reading The MCT Oil bulletproof coffee body hack→

The Papaya Tree (Carica papaya), originally from South America now grows throughout the tropical regions of the world. While everyone is familiar with the Papaya fruit few realize that the leaves of the Papaya Tree are important medicinally and the subject of enormous scientific interest in recent years. Papaya leaves contain powerful phytochemicals with antioxidant, … Continue reading Papaya Leaf and Dengue→

Both curcumin and resveratrol are natural polyphenol compounds found in Turmeric and fruits such as grapes that have generated enormous scientific interest for their therapeutic roles in various diseases, including cancer, nervous system regeneration, Alzheimer's, obesity and preventing cellular aging. Researchers have demonstrated that when curcumin and resveratrol are combined, the synergy between them produces … Continue reading Curcumin and Resveratrol Synergy→

Tongkat Ali and the Role of Testosterone in male health While testosterone production gradually declines after age 30 there are other factors under our control that further lowers usable testosterone and negatively influences our health. By understanding and treating these we can reduce our biological age as opposed to our chronological age. Common symptoms of … Continue reading Tongkat Ali Enhances Free Testosterone in Ageing Men→

There is a sensitive balance between estrogen and progesterone during a womans life and imbalance between these can cause many health issues. This imbalance may be especially prevalent during peri-menopause. Pueraria mirifica is a unique phytoestrogen that may act as a hormonal balancer for women, conferring the benefits of estrogen without the negative side effects … Continue reading Phytoestrogens and Pueraria mirifica→